Floods and landslides kill eight in Indonesia


A rescue team evacuatings women and children in a rubber boat as floodwaters hit a residential area in Padang, West Sumatra on Nov 25, 2025. - AFP

JAKARTA: Floods and landslides killed at least eight people and injured dozens after torrential rains struck Indonesia's island of Sumatra, a disaster official said Wednesday (Nov 26).

Extreme weather has lashed North Sumatra for several days, flooding parts of the Tapanuli Selatan district since Monday, according to the national disaster agency, BNPB.

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